# N85Z: Huber James M ROTORDYNE 200, registration cancelled 2000-05-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 11, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Huber James M ROTORDYNE 200](https://openairdocs.org/model/huber-james-m-rotordyne-200) (registry code 05605OD)
- Serial number: 001
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 31, 1997
- Last registry action: December 31, 1997
- Mode S code: ABA73E
- Owners when cancelled: [Huber James M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUBER%20JAMES%20M), [Mellema Roger D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELLEMA%20ROGER%20D)
- Location: [Kent, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kent)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 47.3635° N, 122.1183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98042, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85Z-2000-05-11

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Huber James M ROTORDYNE 200: https://openairdocs.org/model/huber-james-m-rotordyne-200.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA99LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA151), Aug 31, 1999: Rotordyne 200 (N85Z), Kent, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The owner/builder's failure to properly torque the rotor blade retaining bolts.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19990830047559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990830047559A), Aug 30, 1999: Amtr ROTORDYNE200 (N85Z), Kent, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4) The co-owner/builder had been engaged in resetting the angle of attack (pitch angle) of the main rotor blades previous to the accident. Witnesses reported…

## Other aircraft with N85Z

- [Cancelled 1995-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85Z-1995-05-22): Siewert Irving OSPREY GP-4, S/N 125. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Siewert Irving H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIEWERT%20IRVING%20H), [Canon City, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Canon%20City)
- [Cancelled 1989-03-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85Z-1989-03-03): Bell 47G-2, S/N 1241. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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